Many people have strange beliefs and superstitions. In, fact, some mothers believe in cutting the baby’s hair at the waxing of the moon. This ceremony dates back for thousands of years to the days when people regarded it as a safeguard against evil. Another silly superstition is that of giving children live frogs to suck. This is supposed to prevent and cure “ thrush ” or injury to the throat. Again, there are still women who think they will improve their children’s health by eating raisins and placing the stones on the baby’s stomach. Modern science is, rapidly abolishing these' old ideas,* but they still hoki their ground in certain, places.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4545, 31 March 1923, Page 2
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